The latest poll has Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump almost even with six weeks before the elections

The latest poll has Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump almost even with six weeks before the elections

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Updated: 7:55 PM CDT Sep 28, 2016

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WEBVTT CENTER JUST STEPS AWAY AN , INDICATION THAT WISCONSIN MAY ONCE AGAIN BE A KEY BATTLEGROUND IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. THE SIGHT OF A FEW THOUSAND DONALD TRUMP SUPPORTERS MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE EXPO CENTER, AND IMPROVING POLL NUMBERS FUELED THE GROWING OPTIMISM OF , STATE REPUBLICAN LEADERS. >> I THINK 2016 IS THE YEAR. WE'VE GOT THE GROUND GAME. WE HAVE FIVE YEARS OF REPUBLICAN SUCCESS IN THE STATE, AND WE'VE GOT A CANDIDATE THAT I THINK PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO COALESCE BEHIND, AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP US WIN IN NOVEMBER. >> BUT JUST A FEW HOURS EARLIER, WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS ARGUED THAT THEY'VE HEARD THAT STORY BEFORE. >> PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT I EVERY ELECTION. THEY SAID THAT WITH ROMNEY-OBAMA. THEY SAID THAT WITH MCCAIN-OBAMA. THEY SAID THAT WITH EVERY OTHER PRESIDENTIAL RACE, AND THAT JUST HASN'T BEEN THE CASE SINCE RONALD REAGAN. >> DEMOCRATS BELIEVE HILLARY CLINTON WILL BUILD ON HER CURRENTLY SLIM LEAD IN WISCONSIN BUT AT LAST WEEKS ROLL OUT OF , THE LATEST MARQUETTE POLL, POLL DIRECTOR CHARLES FRANKLIN MADE THE CASE THAT WISCONSIN IS CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY TO TRUMP'S EFFORTS. FOR DONALD TRUMP, ONE OF THE ROUTES IS THROUGH THE INDUSTRIAL MIDWEST, HERE, MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA. WE STILL LOOK LIKE THE MOST COMPETITIVE OF THOSE MIDWESTERN STATES >> AND THAT MEANS WE COULD BE SEEING MORE CANDIDATE VISITS , MORE PROTE RALLIES, AND MORE OF THE DOWN-TO-THE-WIRE CAMPAIGN PUSH WE'VE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO

Wisconsin remains an important swing state

The latest poll has Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump almost even with six weeks before the elections